Sierra Leone - Employment in industry

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Sierra Leone was 1.53 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 2.55 in 2004, while its lowest value was 1.37 in 2014.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 2.39
1992 2.37
1993 2.35
1994 2.33
1995 2.30
1996 2.29
1997 2.27
1998 2.27
1999 2.29
2000 2.33
2001 2.36
2002 2.41
2003 2.46
2004 2.55
2005 2.36
2006 2.21
2007 2.07
2008 1.96
2009 1.87
2010 1.76
2011 1.68
2012 1.56
2013 1.44
2014 1.37
2015 1.50
2016 1.51
2017 1.53
2018 1.54
2019 1.53

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Sierra Leone was 12.02 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 12.02 in 2019, while its lowest value was 9.31 in 2009.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 10.48
1992 10.22
1993 10.18
1994 10.09
1995 9.89
1996 9.86
1997 9.69
1998 9.69
1999 9.59
2000 9.72
2001 9.48
2002 10.05
2003 10.35
2004 10.52
2005 10.12
2006 9.77
2007 9.61
2008 9.44
2009 9.31
2010 9.35
2011 9.48
2012 9.83
2013 10.27
2014 10.76
2015 10.85
2016 11.24
2017 11.58
2018 11.85
2019 12.02

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Sierra Leone was 6.76 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 6.76 in 2019, while its lowest value was 5.55 in 2010.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 6.38
1992 6.26
1993 6.23
1994 6.17
1995 6.07
1996 6.05
1997 5.96
1998 5.95
1999 5.91
2000 6.00
2001 5.90
2002 6.20
2003 6.37
2004 6.51
2005 6.22
2006 5.98
2007 5.83
2008 5.69
2009 5.58
2010 5.55
2011 5.58
2012 5.69
2013 5.86
2014 6.07
2015 6.20
2016 6.39
2017 6.55
2018 6.67
2019 6.76

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity